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Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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STAT	Cuba	Sri Lanka
Broadcast media	government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and many local radio stations; Radio-TV Marti is beamed from the US	government operates 8 TV channels and a radio network; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available; 35 private TV stations and about 50 radio stations
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	0.445 Ranked 166th.	20.82 Ranked 119th. 47 times more than Cuba
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	25.64 Ranked 126th. 40% more than Sri Lanka	18.29 Ranked 137th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	256.73 Ranked 131st. 42% more than Sri Lanka	181.21 Ranked 141st.
Internet > Users per 1000	115.91 Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	38.51 Ranked 125th.
Internet users	1.61 million Ranked 1st.	1.78 million Ranked 76th. 11% more than Cuba
News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Cuban News Agency (ACN) - state-run</p> </p>Prensa Latina - state-run</p>	<p>Lankapuvath - state-owned</p> </p>TamilNet - US-based Tamil news site, widely described as pro-Tamil Tiger</p>
Personal computers > Per capita	33.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 23% more than Sri Lanka	27.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.
Personal computers per 1000	33.39 Ranked 39th. 23% more than Sri Lanka	27.25 Ranked 105th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio Rebelde - news, music, sport</p> </p>Radio Reloj - news</p> </p>Radio Habana Cuba - external, languages include Spanish, English, French, Portuguese</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19578348">Full Article</a>	<p>Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - state-owned, operates domestic services in Sinhala, Tamil and English, including widely-listened-to Commercial Service</p> </p>TNL Radio - private, English-language</p> </p>Sun FM - private, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	14.95 Ranked 196th.	95.76 Ranked 117th. 6 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	17.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 160th.	767.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Cuba
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Cubavision - state-run</p> </p>Portal de la TV Cubana - state TV portal</p>	<p>Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC)- state-owned, operates Rupavahini in Sinhala, Channel Eye in English and Nethra in Tamil</p> </p>Independent Television Network (ITN) - state-run, Sri Lanka's first TV station</p> </p>Sirasa TV - private, Sinhala</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	240.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	82.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.
Televisions per 1000	234.75 Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	79.8 Ranked 123th.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1	AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	64.69 Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	26.1 Ranked 54th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	87.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 118th.	234.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Cuba
Internet > Users > Per capita	114.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	36.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 127th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	107.93 Ranked 116th.	169.69 Ranked 96th. 57% more than Cuba
Televisions	2.64 million Ranked 54th. 73% more than Sri Lanka	1.53 million Ranked 70th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	91.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 85th.	170.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 86% more than Cuba
Internet users > Per 100 people	12.94 Ranked 108th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	5.77 Ranked 139th.
Internet > Internet users	2.84 million Ranked 79th.	3.93 million Ranked 71st. 38% more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	53.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd. 95% more than Sri Lanka	27.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	94 Mbps Ranked 56th.	499 Mbps Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Cuba
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	8.34 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 65th.	25.43 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Cuba
Personal computers	377,000 Ranked 29th.	529,650 Ranked 64th. 40% more than Cuba
Television broadcast stations	58 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	14 Ranked 18th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	323.11 million min. Ranked 43th.	374.44 million min. Ranked 51st. 16% more than Cuba
Radios per 1000	346.79 Ranked 92nd. 73% more than Sri Lanka	200.8 Ranked 134th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	39.24 Ranked 182nd.	768.31 Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Cuba
Internet > Percent using internet	25.64% Ranked 126th. 40% more than Sri Lanka	18.29% Ranked 136th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	1.31 million Ranked 143th.	18.32 million Ranked 46th. 14 times more than Cuba
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.355 per capita Ranked 79th. 71% more than Sri Lanka	0.207 per capita Ranked 120th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	103.47 Ranked 117th.	170.58 Ranked 2nd. 65% more than Cuba
Telephone mainlines per 1000	75.27 Ranked 93th. 19% more than Sri Lanka	63.33 Ranked 97th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Granma - Communist Party newspaper, website in five languages including English</p> </p>Juventud Rebelde - Union of Young Communists newspaper, web pages in English</p>	<p>Daily News - state-owned, English-language daily</p> </p>The Island - private, English-language daily</p> </p>Daily Mirror - private, English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000330">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment	greater investment beginning in 1994 and the establishment of a new Ministry of Information Technology and Communications in 2000 has resulted in improvements in the system; national fiber-optic system under development; 95% of switches digitized by end of 2006; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos, which effectively limits subscribership	telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country
Television receivers per 1000	239.47 Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	82.4 Ranked 105th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	10.26 Ranked 182nd.	24.87 Ranked 165th. 2 times more than Cuba
Average cost of local call	0.09 Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	0.04 Ranked 66th.
Internet > Users	1.31 million Ranked 68th. 70% more than Sri Lanka	771,700 Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Internet penetration	25.6% Ranked 134th. 40% more than Sri Lanka	18.3% Ranked 144th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	11.91 Ranked 162nd.	171.13 Ranked 108th. 14 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	149.2 Ranked 196th.	999.81 Ranked 107th. 7 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Telephone lines	1.22 million Ranked 67th.	3.45 million Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	1.68 million Ranked 146th.	20.32 million Ranked 47th. 12 times more than Cuba
Internet > Internet Service Providers	5 Ranked 114th. The same as Sri Lanka	5 Ranked 111th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	5,013 Ranked 157th.	423,194 Ranked 72nd. 84 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Main lines in use	1.19 million Ranked 70th.	3.61 million Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	10.79 Ranked 116th.	16.35 Ranked 101st. 51% more than Cuba
Active military personnel	49,000 Ranked 48th.	223,100 Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Cuba
Radio receivers per 1000	353.77 Ranked 78th. 71% more than Sri Lanka	207.35 Ranked 120th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	11.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 163th.	171.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 108th. 14 times more than Cuba
Internet > Hosts per 1000	0.324 Ranked 138th. 33% more than Sri Lanka	0.244 Ranked 141st.
Number of PCs per million	26.61 Ranked 109th.	27.27 Ranked 108th. 2% more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	1.68 million Ranked 146th.	19.33 million Ranked 50th. 11 times more than Cuba
Radio receivers	3.9 million Ranked 64th. 1% more than Sri Lanka	3.85 million Ranked 65th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	1.3 million Ranked 65th.	17.36 million Ranked 45th. 13 times more than Cuba
Television receivers	2.64 million Ranked 54th. 73% more than Sri Lanka	1.53 million Ranked 69th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology	6 Ranked 40th.	533 Ranked 10th. 89 times more than Cuba
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	5.28 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	0.708 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	7.49$ Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	2.11$ Ranked 37th.
Mobile phone subscribers	134,480 Ranked 147th.	3.36 million Ranked 66th. 25 times more than Cuba
Telephone system > International	country code - 53; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)	country code - 94; the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP	5 Ranked 21st. The same as Sri Lanka	5 Ranked 82nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	1.22 million Ranked 67th.	3.45 million Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Cuba
Radios	3.9 million Ranked 65th. 1% more than Sri Lanka	3.85 million Ranked 66th.
Internet > Hosts	3,664 Ranked 126th.	4,940 Ranked 121st. 35% more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	53.87 Ranked 42nd. 92% more than Sri Lanka	28.06 Ranked 48th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	8.32 Mbps Ranked 65th.	25.4 Mbps Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	2 Ranked 126th.	12 Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	727,600 Ranked 39th. 48% more than Sri Lanka	493,000 Ranked 38th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	600,000 Ranked 36th. 12% more than Sri Lanka	536,000 Ranked 39th.
Internet > Top level domain	.cu	.lk
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	43 Ranked 29th.	68 Ranked 26th. 58% more than Cuba
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	64.54 Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	26.06 Ranked 54th.
Telephone system > Domestic	fixed-line density remains low at 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 10 per 100 persons	national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing
Internet country code	.cu	.lk
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	28.66 min. Ranked 52nd. 45% more than Sri Lanka	19.79 min. Ranked 85th.
Telephone mainlines	849,927 Ranked 69th.	1.24 million Ranked 57th. 46% more than Cuba
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	0.0 Ranked 110th.	$116.70 million Ranked 44th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita	0.086 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.	0.244 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Cuba
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	nd	No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	127.61 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	30.54 Ranked 8th.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	30$/month Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	4.57$/month Ranked 172nd.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	28.73 min. per capita Ranked 53th. 46% more than Sri Lanka	19.7 min. per capita Ranked 83th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	380 Ranked 27th.	1,110 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	15 Ranked 29th.	169 Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Cuba
Mobile cellular subscriptions	331,736 Ranked 154th.	11.08 million Ranked 52nd. 33 times more than Cuba
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.445 Ranked 142nd. 70% more than Sri Lanka	0.261 Ranked 158th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	73 Ranked 34th.	347 Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	2 Ranked 69th.	12 Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Cuba
Internet > IP addresses	113,664 Ranked 133th.	534,272 Ranked 92nd. 5 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	107.05 Ranked 27th.	145.34 Ranked 24th. 36% more than Cuba
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	70000000	8668000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.02 Ranked 157th.	0.51 Ranked 111th. 26 times more than Cuba
Number of PCs	300 Ranked 78th.	530 Ranked 64th. 77% more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	107.93 Ranked 122nd.	169.69 Ranked 101st. 57% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	952 Ranked 32nd.	4,655 Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Cuba
Television broadcast stations per million	5.26 Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka	0.705 Ranked 29th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	34 Ranked 32nd.	103 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million	85.75 Ranked 36th.	244.28 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	31 Ranked 38th.	36 Ranked 36th. 16% more than Cuba
Internet > TLD	.cu	.lk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	2.96 Ranked 177th.	54.98 Ranked 116th. 19 times more than Cuba
Internet > Livejournal users	152 Ranked 97th. 48% more than Sri Lanka	103 Ranked 113th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1 Ranked 169th.	39 Ranked 83th. 39 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	82.87 Ranked 19th. 20% more than Sri Lanka	69.21 Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	53	94
Telephone subscribers per 1000	87.18 Ranked 119th.	234.46 Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Cuba
E-Government rating	48 Ranked 31st. 24% more than Sri Lanka	38.7 Ranked 112th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	61% Ranked 99th.	85% Ranked 49th. 39% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million	3.87 Ranked 31st. 9% more than Sri Lanka	3.57 Ranked 33th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita	34.29 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	58.29 per 1 million people Ranked 25th. 70% more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	0.18 Ranked 71st.	0.628 Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	3,425 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	1,600 Ranked 15th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	0.089 per 1 million people Ranked 171st.	1.97 per 1 million people Ranked 123th. 22 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	1.1 million Ranked 74th.	3.45 million Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita	6.77 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.	22.37 per 1 million people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million	34.23 Ranked 31st.	58.25 Ranked 26th. 70% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History	62 Ranked 32nd.	147 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	2.79 per 1 million people Ranked 45th. 50% more than Sri Lanka	1.86 per 1 million people Ranked 47th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	2.78 Ranked 45th. 48% more than Sri Lanka	1.88 Ranked 47th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	13.48 Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	5.3 Ranked 162nd.
Website defacements per million	0.447 Ranked 95th. 68% more than Sri Lanka	0.266 Ranked 104th.
Website defacements	5 Ranked 83th. The same as Sri Lanka	5 Ranked 82nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	149.2 Ranked 194th.	951.05 Ranked 114th. 6 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million	22.79 Ranked 34th.	72.63 Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	53 Ranked 28th.	94 Ranked 38th. 77% more than Cuba
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	0.09 Ranked 177th.	3.55 Ranked 117th. 39 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	0.0 Ranked 110th.	$5.74 Ranked 58th.
Phone system > International dialling code	+53	+94
Internet servers using encryption	1 Ranked 172nd.	72 Ranked 80th. 72 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million	1.35 Ranked 29th.	8.87 Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology	11 Ranked 34th.	368 Ranked 10th. 33 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita	22.83 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.	72.68 per 1 million people Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Cuba
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	0.321 per 1,000 people Ranked 157th. 37% more than Sri Lanka	0.234 per 1,000 people Ranked 162nd.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.665$ per 1 million people Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka	0.108$ per 1 million people Ranked 63th.
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M	PAL B
Internet > ISP per million	0.447 Ranked 28th. 71% more than Sri Lanka	0.262 Ranked 107th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1994	1997
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	87.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 118th.	234.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita	1.35 per 1 million people Ranked 28th.	8.88 per 1 million people Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Cuba
Telephone subscribers	984,407 Ranked 94th.	4.61 million Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Cuba
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	22.63$/month Ranked 16th. 19 times more than Sri Lanka	1.17$/month Ranked 183th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP	0.0 Ranked 109th.	0.196% Ranked 66th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita	0.541 per 1 million people Ranked 40th.	27.99 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 52 times more than Cuba
Telephone subscribers per employee	40.96 Ranked 142nd.	312.57 Ranked 65th. 8 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million	0.991 Ranked 35th.	19.31 Ranked 16th. 19 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.64% GDP Ranked 103th. 18% more than Sri Lanka	2.23% GDP Ranked 110th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million	3.06 Ranked 32nd.	5.41 Ranked 30th. 76% more than Cuba
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	127.61 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	30.54 Ranked 8th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million	0.54 Ranked 41st.	27.97 Ranked 20th. 52 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	303.31 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka	81.45 Ranked 23th.
Phone subscribers	51.68 Ranked 120th.	79.91 Ranked 111th. 55% more than Cuba
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	1,984 Ranked 3rd. 98% more than Sri Lanka	1,000 Ranked 4th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	42 Ranked 51st.	54 Ranked 49th. 29% more than Cuba
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.448 per 1 million people Ranked 27th. 74% more than Sri Lanka	0.258 per 1 million people Ranked 102nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	0.177 Ranked 143th.	0.617 Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	175.7 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	50.91 Ranked 11th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita	3.88 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 9% more than Sri Lanka	3.57 per 1 million people Ranked 31st.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	1.9% Ranked 57th. 3% more than Sri Lanka	1.85% Ranked 57th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	2.92% Ranked 138th.	4.59% Ranked 87th. 57% more than Cuba
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2,000 Ranked 150th.	101,922 Ranked 78th. 51 times more than Cuba
Telephone lines	1.1 million Ranked 68th.	3.45 million Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	1,441 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	600 Ranked 3rd.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita	5.35$ Ranked 50th.	7.92$ Ranked 49th. 48% more than Cuba
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.088 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 81st. 33% more than Sri Lanka	0.066 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	0.0446 Ranked 166th.	1.99 Ranked 119th. 45 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	0.0887 Ranked 197th.	7.67 Ranked 131st. 86 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	6.45% Ranked 71st.	19.15% Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	923,000 Ranked 19th.	1.32 million Ranked 14th. 43% more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	0.18 per 1 million people Ranked 70th.	0.62 per 1 million people Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	253 Ranked 31st.	1,384 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	3.73 Ranked 75th. 34% more than Sri Lanka	2.78 Ranked 83th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	7.6 per 100 mainlines Ranked 35th.	8.1 per 100 mainlines Ranked 34th. 7% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	75 Ranked 27th.	426 Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	1,441 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sri Lanka	600 Ranked 3rd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.21 million Ranked 20th.	2.67 million Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Cuba
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	4.65 Ranked 62nd. 12% more than Sri Lanka	4.15 Ranked 64th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	9.85 Ranked 116th.	17.1 Ranked 92nd. 74% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million	6.76 Ranked 31st.	22.36 Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	10.81 Ranked 116th.	16.25 Ranked 101st. 50% more than Cuba
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	72.63 Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Sri Lanka	60 Ranked 5th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	13.13$/month Ranked 58th. 61% more than Sri Lanka	8.17$/month Ranked 89th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.0 Ranked 119th.	0.0 Ranked 65th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita	5.36$ per capita Ranked 51st.	7.93$ per capita Ranked 49th. 48% more than Cuba
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	1086000000	45263900000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita	0.993 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.	19.32 per 1 million people Ranked 15th. 19 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million	5.58 Ranked 34th.	7.71 Ranked 33th. 38% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million	6.58 Ranked 35th.	18.21 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita	5.59 per 1 million people Ranked 32nd.	7.72 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 38% more than Cuba
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita	6.59 per 1 million people Ranked 33th.	18.22 per 1 million people Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	0.0885 Ranked 168th.	1.96 Ranked 122nd. 22 times more than Cuba
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	82.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 21% more than Sri Lanka	68.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$	60 million$ Ranked 54th.	155.6 million$ Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	75.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 93th. 19% more than Sri Lanka	63.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 97th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	1.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka	0.527 per 1,000 people Ranked 69th.

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